It's amazing what you come up with in the middle of the night when you can't sleep.

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Cirrelia Thaxton - Over 30 days ago

Very gripping...I can relate to sleeplessness!

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A poem I wrote based on a painting I saw at the Arts Factory Bar & Bistro in Las Vegas, NV.

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A poem I wrote after a friend died from cancer, and when I went through my own cancer scare.

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Cirrelia Thaxton - Over 30 days ago

Wow..this is very moving!

Michelle Estes - Over 30 days ago

Thank you!

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I used to be huge into ghost hunting and the paranormal. On a trip to San Francisco several years ago, I wrote about my visits to several supposedly haunted sites throughout The City.

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Cirrelia Thaxton - Over 30 days ago

I love your tone--witty and conversational...nice work:)

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As a substitute teacher, I was able to see the best and worst of what our educational system had to offer. This is a response I wrote to an article about how teachers were using iPads in the classroom.

About Me:
I am a writer, proofreader and editor, born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, where I still live today. With dreams of either wrangling sharks or chasing tornadoes, I pursued two degrees, one in Biology, the other in English Literature. I have worked all kinds of jobs, from data entry clerk to Mad Scientist and substitute teacher, and gleaned valuable skills from each and every one of them.

Writing has always been a passion of mine. When I was 8 years old, I was published in a Nevada State Young Writer's competition for a haiku poem I wrote. I have never stopped writing, and to this day I still write poetry and short stories. I have recently added SEO article writing to my resume. Somewhere along this strange and wondrous journey, I found a love of proofreading and editing as...